“Most people give up their pursuit of genius early on and spend their lives desperately seeking it in others.”

“Shut up and write.”

“Something terrible happens to people who don't create, something poisonous. Creating is a necessity for all humans, like breathing. If you don't do it, you suffer.”

“We have one precious life: do something extraordinary today, even if it's tiny. A pebble starts the avalanche.”

“Everything you have ever read about vampires - most of it is inaccurate or downright false. We are not beautiful, we don't turn into bats, we don't shrivel up in the sunlight and we are most definitely not afraid of something as fickle as garlic.”

“Why are you apologizing for bleeding?”

“Give me your heart, Kacey. I'll take everything that comes with it”